Archaeology and Culture of the Ancient Near East News

Lycoming College has received a generous gift to establish The William G. Dever Endowed Fund in Archaeology. The donor, who has chosen to remain anonymous, established the fund in recognition of Dever and his extraordinary contributions to the field of archaeology. Dever is currently a distinguished visiting professor of archaeology at Lycoming College.

Lycoming College will host archaeologist, Dr. Kristine Trego, for a lecture titled “Underwater Archaeology in Turkey” on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Lycoming College Academic Center, room C-303. This event is free and open to the public.

Lycoming College will host archaeologist, Dr. Nicholas Carter, for two lectures on Maya archaeology, Oct. 20-21. Carter will present “Boxers, Scribes, Kings, and Queens: Bringing Life to the Maya Royal Court” on Monday Oct. 20 from 8:00 – 9:30 p.m., in room G-11 of the Heim building and “One Day, Son, This Will All Be Yours: Managing Royal Succession on the Eve of the Maya Collapse” on Tuesday Oct. 21. 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., in the Academic Center, room C-303. Both events are free and open to the public.

Lycoming College assistant professor of biology, David Broussard, Ph.D., received a $1,000 grant from the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society to support his efforts at Red Hill, a 360 million-year-old fossil site in Clinton County, as well as his work at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. With the grant, Broussard hopes to gain a better understanding of the paleoecology of Red Hill by quantifying variation in species diversity as well as size of the fossil vertebrates.

Lycoming College professor of archaeology and Judaic studies, Dr. Pamela Gaber, recently presented a paper at the Archaeological Institute of America's annual meeting Jan. 3-6 in Seattle, Wash. She also was a visiting lecturer in January at the University of California Los Angeles' Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.

Lycoming College's Dr. William Dever, distinguished visiting professor of archaeology, was a featured scholar in "Back to the Beginning," a two-part series that aired on ABC Dec. 21 and 28. During the series, correspondent Christiane Amanpour retraced some of the stories and mysteries of the Bible as she explored places that are common to Christianity, Judaism and Islam.